Linn.Family: Ceratophyllaceae.
Habitat: All over India from temperate to tropics, in ponds and lakes.
English: Coontail, Hornwort.Ayurvedic: Shaivaala (also equated with Vallisneria spiralis Linn., Hydrocharitaceae), Jalnili, Jalaja.Unani: Tuhlub, Pashm Vazg.Siddha/Tamil: Velampasi.Folk: Sevaar.Action: Purgative, antibilious, antibacterial.
The herb is rich in protein, calcium and magnesium; contains ferre- doxin and plastocyanin. EtOH (50%) extract—antimicrobial.Dosage: Whole plant—10- 20 ml juice; 50-100 ml decoction. (CCRAS.)
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